Rebirth of India: Superior

The Indian political scene at the beginning of 2004 can be said to be in turmoil. After several months of fighting between the Congress Party and the People's Party, the Congress Party won the 14th Lok Sabha election in India in 2004. On May 15, all members of the Congress Party passed a motion to elect Sonia as the leader of the Congress Party's parliamentary group.

On May 16, the Indian National Congress Party and its allies unanimously agreed that party leader Sonia should be the prime minister of the new Indian government. In this way, Sonia, who was born in Italy, will become the first non-Indian leader in Indian history and the fourth prime minister of the Gandhi family.

However, just when it was almost certain that Sonia would become prime minister, a wave of opposition to "foreigner" Sonia becoming prime minister was brewing in the opposition camp and other social classes. Finally, Sonia chose to give up on the 18th. At an emergency meeting held by the Congress Party that night, she stated in a non-negotiable tone that being prime minister was not her dream, and her first priority was to establish a stable government for India. Subsequently, former Finance Minister Manmohan Singh was recommended as Prime Minister. Therefore, on May 19, 2004, Singh became the first Sikh Prime Minister in Indian history and was officially sworn in on the 22nd.

At this time, Shakru was not paying attention to the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, for whom he took the initiative to show his support in front of the TV. Instead, he was talking to a young man in Hong Kong. This young man's name was Chitan Bahat, who is currently the main Occupation is a professional investor in an international bank. Of course, Shakru came to him not because he needed his help in investing. For this, Shakru believed that he was the best investment adviser. Shakru came to Bhat because he had just published a book. The name of this book is "Five Points Man". You may not be familiar with this name, but if you change it to the name of the movie adapted into "Three Idiots in Bollywood", everyone will be familiar with it.

For Bhagat, Shakru's invitation made him extremely excited. After sitting down, he was so excited that he stuttered and said: "Mr. Pandit, it is really an honor for me to meet you today. You You know? You have always been my idol. Although your investment operations are not many, you are extremely accurate every time and can be regarded as a model in the industry.”

What Bhat said was definitely true to his heart. Although Shakru rarely makes investments, he is quite famous in the investment or simply speculation circle, because there are many people who succeed in speculation, but only one succeeds every time. It's so rare, and Shakru is a winner who succeeds every time. In addition, Shakru is also an Indian and about the same age as Bhatt, so he will naturally be regarded as an idol by Bhatt.

Shakru was a little surprised by Bhat's enthusiasm, but he still replied very politely: "I had inside information before, so I dared to take action. There is no way for a professional like you, Mr. Bhat." Than." Then he changed the topic and said: "Mr. Bhat, I read your new book "Five Points Man" just published. I think your book is very interesting and very suitable for adapting into a movie, so I thought Let’s talk to you about the script transfer rights.”

In fact, there is no need for Shakru to come in person for this kind of script acquisition work. Rajkumar can just come and talk about it. After all, Bhagat is not a big writer now, but Shakru considers that Bhagat’s future works will be It was very suitable to be adapted into a movie, and was especially popular among college students, so I planned to establish a long-term relationship with him, so Shakru personally came to Hong Kong.

"Do you think my book can be adapted into a movie?" Bhatt was obviously surprised.

Shakru nodded and said: "Yes, I think the campus plot and the education system issues reflected in your book should be loved by many college students and audiences who have had college experience, so I think it is okay. Give it a try.”

"Sorry, I always thought that the themes of our Indian movies could only be love and gangsters."

"Haha, that's a traditional movie, but the films produced by Polaris Film Company are all aimed at overseas markets, so they are different from traditional movies."

Bahat suddenly realized: "Oh, Polaris, I know, I know, I like both "Bandit Queen" and "Black Demon" very much. It is indeed different from traditional movies, but it is really true that you think so highly of my book. I was pleasantly surprised.”

"I'm not just optimistic about this book. I think Mr. Bhatt has a very high talent in literary creation, especially in the direction of youth struggle. Your level is much higher than other domestic writers. Maybe this It’s also about your study and work experience.”

Shakru's words are not nonsense. Chitanbhat is considered a top student. He was admitted to the best school in India at the age of 17, the Indian Institute of Technology (the background of "Three Idiots in Hollywood" is actually This school), at the age of 21, he was admitted to the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad to study for a master's degree in business administration, and won the title of "Best Graduate". After graduation, he joined the banking industry and worked in well-known financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Reichsbank. Work.

"Well, I also feel that writing about the struggle of young people is very fulfilling. To be honest, I am currently imagining a story with cricket as the background. The protagonists are still three people, three who like to play cricket. The experience of young people starting their own businesses and pursuing their dreams in Ahmedabad, the largest city in the western Indian state of Gujarat.”

"This subject is very good. I support you to write it. I can even order the film rights of this book now." Shakru said this because he had read the novel called "The 3 Fans Stakes of Life". When this book was first released, it created a sales miracle in the history of Indian literature, selling 500,000 copies. Of course, this may also be related to the status of cricket in India.

"Okay, then I will do my best to write this book well." Bhat nodded and replied, and then said a little embarrassedly: "Mr. Pandit, if there is a chance, can you please give me some advice on investment skills?"

"It's not about skills, but we can study and learn from each other." Originally, Shakru didn't want to agree to this request. After all, he couldn't compare with professionals like Bhat who were born as academic masters in investment and financial management. But when he saw Bhat's idol worship eyes, his little vanity was satisfied a little, so he decided to give him some advice at an appropriate time, but he still thought it would be better for Bhat to write books honestly.

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